Temperature
58 F at 1 AM; 66 F at its warmest, 2 PM Thursday, and 49 F at its coolest, 8 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 58F
- 1 AM
- Highest
- 66F
- 2 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 49F
- 8 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/Washington/Seattle Paine Field International Airport
Coming up. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 6 AM (88%).
Now. Seattle Paine Field International Airport is 56° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 42°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the southeast at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 73° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 56° by 7 AM, with some cloud. Air quality is moderate (index 52): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 59°, and the coolest Sunday, near 55°. Rain is likely tomorrow (88%). Rain is possible Thursday (33%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:19 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 9:53 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 10 hours 50 minutes long, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 2:00 AM in Seattle Paine Field International Airport, Washington.
Air quality
Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Everett-Marysville-Lynnwood (WA), 11 miles off.
Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 33, good.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 11 PM, lowest 4 miles Sat 5 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L / 34R | 3,004 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | 3 mph head, on 16L | 5 mph from the left |
| 16R / 34L | 9,010 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | 3 mph head, on 16R | 5 mph from the left |
Measured here
Every hour from Everett - Paine Field (PAE), Seattle Paine Field International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
58 F at 1 AM; 66 F at its warmest, 2 PM Thursday, and 49 F at its coolest, 8 AM Thursday.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 42 F, the air 55% saturated; the humidity ran from 52% at 4 PM Thursday to 100% at 3 AM Thursday.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
6 mph from the east at 2 AM; at its strongest 7 mph, 5 AM Thursday, and no gust reported.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
30.24 inHg at 2 AM, falling 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.15 inHg lower than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Down to 0.1 miles at 3 AM Thursday, under a mile for 9 hours; 10 miles or more now.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 100 ft at 3 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 10 of the hours.
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Everett - Paine Field: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 5 instruments nearest Seattle Paine Field International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/607 ft/1 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
SR526 InterchangeT5526
Beside a road/3.5 mi away/463 ft/143 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Seattle WFOSEAW1
At a river or reservoir gauge/15.3 mi away/33 ft/573 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Mukilteo 1.1 SWA-SN-90
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/370 ft/236 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
EverettEVEW1
At a cooperative observer's station/6.3 mi away/52 ft/554 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.